Congress has released the first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka, which comprises 124 seats. This list includes all prominent Congress leaders such as former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who will be contesting from Varuna in Mysuru, Karnataka PCC president DK Shivakumar, who will be contesting from Kanakpura, and senior leader G. Parameshwara, who will be continuing in Koratigere. There are a total of 224 seats in the state. Originally, the list was supposed to be released two days prior to its actual announcement but was postponed due to controversies related to Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case. The list was approved by the screening committee and includes uncontested seats of former ministers and sitting MLAs. The remaining seats with multiple candidates will be discussed in a future meeting. The date of the election will be announced shortly.
Bengaluru – Congress has released the list of candidates for 124 seats in Karnataka, which is preparing for assembly elections. All prominent Congress leaders have been included in the first list. Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah, who chose a safe constituency, will seek the seat from Varuna in Mysuru this time. Karnataka PCC president DK Shivakumar will contest from Kanakpura. Senior leader G. Parameshwara will continue in Koratigere. There are total 224 seats in the state.
It was initially announced that the list of Congress candidates would be released two days before. However, in the context of political controversies related to the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case, the release of the candidate list was postponed.
Ahead of the elections, the Congress High Command had approved the list of 130 candidates. The names of 124 candidates have been announced now. The list was approved by the screening committee chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge. These are uncontested seats including those of former ministers and sitting MLAs. About forty people on the list are under 45 years of age. The committee will meet again to discuss the remaining seats where multiple candidates are in the running.
Rahul Gandhi, Organization General Secretary KC Venugopal, National Secretary in charge of Karnataka Roji M. John and others attended the meeting. It is said that the date of election in Karnataka will be announced soon.
English Summary: Congress issues first list of 124 candidates for Karnataka elections
With the first list of Congress candidates now announced for the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka, the political atmosphere is heating up. All prominent Congress leaders have been included in the list, and the party is gearing up for a tough electoral battle to retain power in the state. While controversies related to Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case led to the delay in the release of the candidate list, the Congress High Command has now approved the names of 124 candidates, with more to follow. As the election date is expected to be announced soon, all eyes are on Karnataka to see how things will unfold.